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Re: Automated Accessibility Testing Recommendations?

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From: Dylan Barrell
Date: Nov 10, 2013 10:09PM

Issues with automated testing are not limited to dynamic pages. The
bottom line is that you will always need some form of manual testing.

That having been said, some automated tools can give you more
automated coverage than others and some will also assist manual
testing.

On Nov 6, 2013, at 9:57 PM, "Ryan E. Benson" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

>> evaluating dynamic pages,
> Hate to tell you, dynamic pages are really impossible to truly test. See
> http://www.karlgroves.com/2013/09/29/some-thoughts-on-automated-web-accessibility-testing/
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> Ryan E. Benson
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>> On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 5:12 PM, Thorson, Marc < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>>
>> There is interest in our organization to improve the automated
>> accessibility testing we do behind-the-scenes along with our manual testing
>> processes. The WAVE API appears to be a great tool for evaluating static
>> pages, and we are seriously considering it, but I'm also interested in
>> inquiring about other tools in the community that might provide more
>> capabilities for evaluating dynamic pages, for example, recording user
>> input in forms and repeating transactional page flows that could be
>> incorporated into an automated enterprise build process. Any
>> recommendations?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Marc Thorson
>>
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